Landscape
19th century
Medium
Photogravure
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (36.7 × 27.6 cm) Plate: 7 13/16 × 6 7/16 in. (19.8 × 16.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Hermann Warner Williams Jr., 1958
Accession Number
58.559.170
Tags
Art Historical Context
This 19th-century photogravure, simply titled *Landscape*, captures the majestic beauty of nature through the collaborative efforts of Swiss Romantic painter Alexandre Calame, printer François Delarue, publisher Jacomme & Cie Calame, renowned for his dramatic alpine scenes, likely provided the original painting, which this print faithfully reproduces. Photogravure—a sophisticated intaglio process combining photography and etching—allowed for exceptionally fine tonal gradations, making it ideal for replicating the subtle textures of trees, rugged terrain, and distant peaks so characteristic of ...
About the Artist
François Delarue|Alexandre Calame|Jacomme & Cie (French|French) · 1830 |1850 –1890 |1870
French, active Paris, from 1830|French, active 1850–70